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2007

2008

GREENERY, WEST HOLLYWOOD

THE DESIGN OF PARADISE

The palm tree provides little relief from the sun, no protection from the wind, and cannot help counterbalance air pollution. Its elevated canopies are difficult to trim, its fruit is never harvested, and they are all dying off. Welcome to Los Angeles, Hollywood's Eden.

FALLEN FROND

AUTUMN IN WINTER

In Los Angeles the leaves change color in mid-winter.

THE DRYEST YEAR ON RECORD

DEATH, REASON, MEANING

Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood
Some opponents of the war in Iraq argue that American troops are dying for no real reason. This is true, but only because everyone dies for no real reason. Death comes in various forms, and it's open to interpretation, but for all living beings death is unavoidable.

CANOGA PARK HUNTERS

HOLLYWOOD HIGH SHEIKS

NEIGHBORS

above, U.S. Armed Forces recruiting center, 108 Hollywood Boulevard
below, Survival Insurance, 102 Hollywood Boulevard

EXECUTIVE AUDIENCE

In Los Angeles movie billboard campaigns are frequently directed towards studio executives, and people in the entertainment industry, not the general public. It's not uncommon to see Hollywood's walls literally plastered with advertisements for a single film, while only a few posters will appear in America's other major media markets.

REMEMBERING THE SIXTIES

Ever since the 1980s, when baby boomers started gaining prominence in the worlds of film and television, they have been memorializing their "turbulent" era, and "progressive" generation. Unfortunately, these big budget features, and multi-part documentaries end long before they gained power in Washington, and helped undermine the governmental policies of their parents, and grandparents, which had sought to promote social, and economic equality.

FUTURE STYLE

The anachronistic nature of style allows for some contemporary fashions to appear outdated even before they hit the market.

VENTURA THRIFT SHOP

SCIENTOLOGY

above, L. Ron Hubbard's Winter Wonderland, Hollywood Boulevard
middle/below, Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum, Sunset Boulevard

JOIN OR DIE

BARRY MANILOW'S DEATH RAP

JONS & VONS

above, Jons in Hollywood
below, Vons in Chatsworth

99 CENTS ONLY STORES

98 CENTS STORES

98 cent stores abound in Los Angeles. However, unlike the 99 Cent Only Stores, the 98 cent stores are not affiliated with each other, and don't sell anything for 98 cents.

PAWN SHOP, BAIL BONDS, CHECK CASHING

YELLOW/GOLD

RED, WHITE, AND BLUE

OLD GLORY & THE SOVIET PALETTE